* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': Played straight with [[spoiler:Master Oogway, though at least that's a natural old-age death]], and then subverted with [[spoiler:Master Shifu at the end]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': Played straight with [[spoiler:Master Oogway, though at least that's a natural old-age death]], and then subverted with [[spoiler:Master Shifu at the end]].end. He not only survives the first movie, but the whole trilogy.]]

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Subverted with All Might, mentor of Izuku Midoriya. He's already seriously injured to the point it inhibits his powers at the start of the series. Throughout the first one hundred chapters we see his condition deteriorate as he's able to maintain his HourOfPower for less and less time. He also failed to inform Midoriya that he wasn't going to be around forever when there was a clear need to do so. Then he goes up against his incredibly powerful ArchEnemy just as his power runs out and Izuku is watching the whole thing on live television. Everything points to this being All Might's final battle, [[spoiler:and it ''is'', but not because he's killed. He simply uses up the very last remaining bit of his power defeating the villain, but manages to survive in the end]].

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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Subverted Zigzagged with All Might, mentor of Izuku Midoriya. He's already seriously injured to the point it inhibits his powers at the start of the series. Throughout the first one hundred chapters we see his condition deteriorate as he's able to maintain his HourOfPower for less and less time. He also failed to inform Midoriya that he wasn't going to be around forever when there was a clear need to do so. Then he goes up against his incredibly powerful ArchEnemy just as his power runs out and Izuku is watching the whole thing on live television. Everything points to this being All Might's final battle, [[spoiler:and it ''is'', but not because he's killed. He simply uses up the very last remaining bit of his power defeating the villain, but manages to survive in the end]].end. And then the clairvoyant Sir Nighteye reveals that All Might's days are numbered anyway...]]

** ''Film/RogueOne'': The film's main character learned everything she knew about rebellion and self-defense from an extremist insurgent known as Saw Gurerra, who she's become estranged with due to his ruthless crusade against the Empire. Saw briefly reconciles with Jyn in order to instruct her on the threat of the Empire, just before he allows himself to be killed by a wave of Imperial destruction as Jyn escapes.

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** ''Film/RogueOne'': The film's main character learned everything she knew about rebellion and self-defense from an was taught to be a soldier as a child by the extremist insurgent known as Saw Gurerra, who she's become estranged with due to his ruthless crusade against she doesn't meet in her adulthood until halfway through the Empire. film. They reconcile, but since the movie needs to focus on building a new team of rebels, old boring Saw briefly reconciles with Jyn in order to instruct her on the threat of the Empire, just before he allows himself to be killed by a wave of Imperial destruction accepts death as Jyn escapes.goes to fight another day.

** Obi-Wan teaches Luke the basics of being a Jedi and then proceeds to die in a light saber duel against Darth Vader.** Obi-Wan's own mentor Qui-Gon Jinn is murdered by Darth Maul.** Obi-Wan was meant to live in the early versions of the StarWars script, but Creator/GeorgeLucas was frustrated in that during the big battle against the Death Star, he would have had nothing to do. He eventually decided to kill him off before the third act.** Yoda dies too, although of old age.** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' proudly continues the franchise's tradition of killing off the mentor figure unexpectedly towards the end of the second-to-last act. The one who bites the dust? None other than [[spoiler:Han Solo himself]] - at the hands of [[spoiler:''his son'']], no less!

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** ''Film/ANewHope'': Obi-Wan teaches Luke the basics of being a Jedi and then proceeds to die in a light saber duel against Darth Vader.** Obi-Wan's own mentor Qui-Gon Jinn is murdered by Darth Maul.** Vader, right in sight of Luke, giving him the motivation to truly hate Vader in the sequel. It's also worth noting that Obi-Wan was meant to live in the early versions of the StarWars script, but Creator/GeorgeLucas was frustrated in that during the big battle against the Death Star, he would have had nothing to do. He eventually decided to kill him off before the third act.** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': One film after being introduced, the great Jedi Master Yoda dies too, although of old age.age, leaving Luke the last person with knowledge of the Force that has yet to give in to the Dark Side. Yet.** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': A young Obi-Wan's mentor, Qui-Gon Jinn, is murdered by Darth Maul, leaving Obi-Wan to face evil alone for the first time and making way for the inexperienced warrior to take an unstable apprentice destined to become the ruthless Darth Vader.** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'':*** The film proudly continues the franchise's tradition of killing off the mentor figure unexpectedly towards the end of the second-to-last act. The one who bites the dust? None other than [[spoiler:Han Solo himself]] - at the hands of [[spoiler:''his son'']], no less!

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** ''Film/RogueOne'': The film's main character learned everything she knew about rebellion and self-defense from an extremist insurgent known as Saw Gurerra, who she's become estranged with due to his ruthless crusade against the Empire. Saw briefly reconciles with Jyn in order to instruct her on the threat of the Empire, just before he allows himself to be killed by a wave of Imperial destruction as Jyn escapes.

* Victor "Sully" Sullivan from the ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' series [[spoiler: is a subversion.]] He took protagonist Nathan Drake in when he was young and taught Nate everything he knows [[spoiler: and in spite of this all making him ripe for getting killed he continues to survive the series despite some close calls, notably surviving a gunshot wound in the first thanks to Nate's journal protecting him from the bullet, as well as apparent murder in the third being revealed as a hallucination. As of the fourth and final main game in the series, he's still alive and well, even in the DistantFinale.]]

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* Victor "Sully" Sullivan from the ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' series [[spoiler: is a subversion.]] He took protagonist Nathan Drake in when he was young and taught Nate everything he knows [[spoiler: and in spite of this all making him ripe for getting killed he continues to survive the series despite some close calls, notably surviving a gunshot wound in the first thanks to Nate's journal protecting him from the bullet, as well as apparent murder in the third being revealed as a hallucination. As By the end of the fourth and final main game in the series, he's still alive and well, even in the DistantFinale.]]

* ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'': It happened twice [[spoiler:with the same person.]] Professor Shiba got murdered in the first episode. However [[GenreSavvy he got the foresight]] to make a backup of his personality in a computer in order to help and guide his son [[TheHero Hiroshi]] [[spoiler:and then it commited a HeroicSacrifice]].

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* ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'': It happened twice [[spoiler:with the same person.]] Professor Shiba got murdered in the first episode. However [[GenreSavvy he got the foresight]] foresight to make a backup of his personality in a computer in order to help and guide his son [[TheHero Hiroshi]] [[spoiler:and then it commited a HeroicSacrifice]].

->''"Harry... you must realize that if you choose this man as your teacher and your friend, your first mentor, then one way or another you will lose him, and the manner in which you lose him may or may not allow you to ever get him back."''-->-- '''Dumbledore''', ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', chapter 20

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->''"Harry... you must realize ->''"Well, as an older mentor figure, the most likely scenario is that if I'd return only to be randomly killed by an enemy of yours so that you choose this man as your teacher and your friend, your first mentor, then one way or another you will lose him, and the manner in which you lose him may or may not allow you to ever get him back.can cradle my dying body while swearing revenge--so don't take it personally if I say that I sincerely hope we never cross paths again."''-->-- '''Dumbledore''', ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', chapter 20'''Julio Scoundrel''' (to Elan), ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

** {{Subverted}} to the point of RunningGag with Master Makarov, who either recovers from the seemingly life-threatening injuries he's been dealt (some closer than others), or is downright rescued from his own {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s by his guild, [[spoiler:like when [[YouShallNotPass he went up against]] [[TheDreaded Acnologia]] on Tenrou Island to let them escape.]]

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** {{Subverted}} to the point of RunningGag with Master Makarov, who either recovers from the seemingly life-threatening injuries he's been dealt (some closer than others), or is downright rescued from his own {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s by his guild, [[spoiler:like when [[YouShallNotPass he went up against]] [[TheDreaded Acnologia]] on Tenrou Island to let them escape. Even when [[HeroicSacrifice he literally dies]], he is brought BackFromTheDead by the end of the arc.]]

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